diff --git a/docs/ANDROID.md b/docs/ANDROID.md
index 465ed7ed..31b5479b 100644
--- a/docs/ANDROID.md
+++ b/docs/ANDROID.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ This will print a path which needs to be stored in `REACT_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_HERMES
 This can be combined into a single line:
 
 ```
-export REACT_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_HERMES_DIR=`npx react-native-node-api vendor-hermes --silent`
+export REACT_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_HERMES_DIR=$(npx react-native-node-api vendor-hermes --silent)
 ```
 
 ## Cleaning your React Native build folders
diff --git a/packages/host/android/build.gradle b/packages/host/android/build.gradle
index 0eedddfb..f0a4a9b6 100644
--- a/packages/host/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/host/android/build.gradle
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ task checkHermesOverride {
                 "React Native Node-API needs a custom version of Hermes with Node-API enabled.",
                 "Run the following in your terminal, to clone Hermes and instruct React Native to use it:",
                 "",
-                "export REACT_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_HERMES_DIR=`npx react-native-node-api vendor-hermes --silent --force`",
+                "export REACT_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_HERMES_DIR=$(npx react-native-node-api vendor-hermes --silent --force)",
                 "",
                 "And follow this guide to build React Native from source:",
                 "https://reactnative.dev/contributing/how-to-build-from-source#update-your-project-to-build-from-source"